System of heating, drying, or cooling buildings



Feb. 4, 1930. E LUCAS `1,745,765

SYSTEM oF HEATING, DRYING, 0R COOLING BUILDINGS Filed April 11, v192e 2 sheets-sheet 1 @wk lNvENToR BY M A TTORNE Y Feb. 4,1930. E, LUCAS v 1,745,765

SYSTEM OF HEATING, DRYING, OR COOLING BUILDINGS Filed April l, 1926 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 A TTORNE Y Patented Feb. 4,1930 ,i

Tl-:s PATENT oF FICE EUGENE LUCAS, F BABYILON, NEW YORK SYSTEM OF HEATING, DRYING, OR. COOLINGBUILDINGS Application mea April 1,

vThis invention relates to a system of heating, .drying or cooling buildings. y

In the construction of buildings wherei the walls are formed of hollow tile, hollow ing of cement causes cracks and the separa'- tion of the cement from the plastic blocks due to the freezing of the moisturewhich l permeates both the cement and thel blocks. It

is therefore desirable tobe able to dry the walls of a building. a J

Although in many respects hot air heating 'y of a building is desirable, it -is not always 'the most elicient and in addition it is frequently diflicult to heat certain sections of vso a building under all conditions of wind.

One of the objects of -this invention is to provide a system whereby the walls of the building may be kept dryl Another object of this invention is to provide 'a system of heating the walls of a building to maintain within the buildinga predetermined temperature. Still another object of this inven- 'tion is to utilize the'actual walls of a buildheat therein. y

,Referring to the drawings:

Figure 1, is a plan view lof the basement ing as conveyors of heat and to control the of a building showing the connection of the heating system with the walls thereof.

Figure 2, is a view in side elevation, partially in section, of the side wall of a building showing the embodiment therein of the prlnci-ples of my invention. f

Figure 3, is a perspective view of a block of tile or other plastic material forming the walls of a building and designed to carry out the principles 'of my invention.

Figure 4, is a perspective view of a block of plastic material used in the top tier of the wall of a building.

Figure 5is a perspective view of a block of plastic materials used for the `floor of a,

building and showing in dotted lines the suppoting beam. ,I

igure 6,v is a detailed plan view partly in section of the floor 'of a building formed of .1926.v Serial No. 99,076.

the blocks shown in Figure v5 and showing the connection thereofwith the wall blocks.

Figure 7, is a view'in perspective of a wall block that connectsV with the iioor blocks shown ,in4v Figure 5.- y

Figure 8, is a view, parts broken out, showing a modified form of Figure 3 wherein the central passage and exterior collar or nipple is separate and' removable from the plastic block. l

In carrying out my invention, I propose to provide the usual form of masonry foundation l for the building and having adjacent the top thereof a conduit 2. Conduit 2 has openings 3, 3, and 4, 4, to cellar 5, and openings 6 to plastic1 blocks 7.

Openings 3, 3', are connected by piping 8, to hot air furnace 9. Dampers 10 control the hot air to conduit 2.

Blocks 7, are of plastic material such as vhollow tile, cement, etc., and are of special` ening walls terminating in a nipple or collar 13 beyond the surface of block 7. At each end of block 7 are cutout portions to accommodate the collar 13 of the corresponding block 7 in the tier above and in the tier below. Nipples 13 also function aske s or lockingj pins. l

The top tier o the walls is formed of blocks 7, havin side openings 14 and dampers 15 controlle by chains or cords 1'6. These dampers 15 may be opened or shut to control the heatin `of the walls or to permit of circulationl o? air in the summer tlme.

I also propose to pass the circulating heating medium through the floors and for this purpose I propose to rovide, adjacentlthe side walls, plastic bloc s 7 having' a side opening 17, damper 18 and collar` 19 on one side and openings on the other sidejo correspond to openings 22 in the floor block 20.

' permit of the `placing of Hoor blocks 2O and .Floor blocks 2O are supported by beams 21 sliding into position. The ends of Hoor blocks 20 may be notched as at 2d to accommodate the I beams and present a level surface. @penings 22 permit of communication and the passage of air through the door blocks 20.

ln the cellar, l provide caps 23 over openings 4, which caps may either be removable as shown, or'have louvers in order to permit of the communication of openings 4 with the cellar to allow a circulation of air in the `sunliner time through the walls oi the building to dry the same if desired.

Although l have shown this system in connection with a hot air system, yet it is adaptable to use in connection with a steam or hot water system, since the steam pipes or hot water pipes can be inserted in conduit 2 to heat the air in the walls and doors.

lt will be noted in Figure 89 that ll have shown a modied form wherein the collar 13 is made separable andvinsertable in block 7'. The purpose of making collars 13 separable is to permit shipment without breaking the collars 13 in handling.y

"Various other modiications might be made and still fall within the scope of my invention, for instance, it might be found desirable to permit some ofthe heated air to How into the chambers of the building and in that case blocks 7 can be used with damper control, or the form of slide valves or dampers can be changed in any well known manner.

What l claim is:

' A. building wall formed of structural hollow blocks having vertical and horizontal passages, the horizontal passages in eachblock of one tier interconununicating with the blocks of the same tier and the vertical passages in each block intercommunicating with the blocks in the adjacent tiers above and below said block, end sealing blocks for each tier at the ends of each tier, a conduit in the foundation of said wall, said conduit cornniunicating vertically with said passages in the lower tier of blocks, means for supplying said conduit with .a supply of heating medium, openings delivering to the outer air n at the top of each wall and a series of dam ers for said openings to control the draft m said wall.

Signed at New York in the county of New York and State of New York this 30th day of March A. D. 1926.

EUGENE LUCAS.

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